Mar 2018

Actress Margot Robbie has gone from Ramsay Street to Hollywood and has the world at her feet. She was nominated for an Oscar for I, Tonya, which she also produced, and she's currently in Australia to talk about her latest film, Peter Rabbit. She sits down with 7.30's Mon Schafter who used to work with Margot on the set of Neighbours.

Labor defied the odds in the Batman by-election, beating the Greens in a contest that was supposed to be a shoo-in for the minor party. And in the South Australian election, not only did Nick Xenophon's team fail to win the balance of power, Mr Xenophon didn't even win his seat.

Summer might be over but the bushfire threat remains high, and there were massive blazes in Victoria and NSW over the weekend. Geoff Thompson reports from the NSW town of Tathra, where more than 100 homes were damaged or destroyed in the inferno.

30 years ago Lena Pangquee was attacked by a saltwater crocodile in her tent, it was almost inconceivable she would survive. But quick action by her son and the skill of a newly-arrived surgeon saved her life. Now the family and the doctor have been reunited.

South Australians are heading to the polls this weekend in an election which is impossible to call. Nick Xenophon's newly formed party has caused electoral chaos in the state with Labor and Liberal fighting to win an outright majority.

Despite meeting clearing all the environmental hurdles, Adani's controversial Carmichael coal mine is still not underway, with the now company admitting it won't meet it's own deadline to lock in financial backing for the mine. And it's frustrating the mine's supporters.